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Download: Gingerbread Keyboard for Rooted Devices (Updated)

While all this joy is in the air, Droid-Life has been exclusively gifted with a Gingerbread Keyboard Port! Thanks to Peter Alfonso of Bugless Beast, we are sitting on some 2.3 goodness. So after the jump, we will have instructions and the ‘how to’ on getting this on your phone!

In the subject I mentioned this is for rooted devices only. Why? Because stock phones don’t have the rights to install .libs. Sorry non-roots! But hey, time to start looking into the subject of rooting?

*Droid X and 2 users, see note after instructions. (Some DX users are seeing miniature versions. Again, MAKE A BACKUP.)

*Won’t work on 2.1. You need the newest Voice Search app from the market.

*Good idea to make a back up of your LatinIME.apk from your /system/app folder in case something goes wrong.

1. Download .zip file HERE (This is the new fixed version.)
2. Place on root of SD Card and boot into Recovery.
3. Install .zip as you would themes etc.
4. Reboot and select “Android Keyboard” under Input Method and you are good to go.

*Note* – DX users, “In Clockwork, go to mounts and storage>mount system and then back to install .zip from sd card”.

I hope you all enjoy everyone! Anyone wanna take a gander at what else is next from 2.3?

-Tim-o-tato

Please show love to Peter by following his work on his Twitter.
And be sure to check out all of his work on his website! We love this guy!

Beware this soft bricked my mt4g. Followed the instructions to the letter and after doing so it did not install so tried again and it soft bricked the device. I am rooted and s=off no custom roms etc. Any ideas why this happened?

No way to select the keyboard after reboot on rooted Verizon DINC. I don't even see a keyboard selection menu under input settings. The installation process under clockworkmod said it was successful, but no dice. Also tried reinstalling it with /system mounted.

fathersarge

Same. HELP!

fathersarge

Fixed. go to a text screen (say in a txt message) and long press on the text area. menu appears, select input method and choose android keyboard

This is for DINc

Areyouthere389

Installed the updated keyboard from fab and now it shows two keyboards in settings. One force closes constantly but the other os working fine. OG Droid.

G1 user

will this work on a g1? (running cyanogen mod 6.0.0)

discord2k

I installed it but it does not show up. Everything works as normal though. Is it ok to just leave it installed or should I go ahead and reload my back up?

Aria w/ froyo

http://twitter.com/disturbed1 Josh McAllister

I keep getting error (status 0) on Sprint HTC Hero with android 2.2.1 rooted CM6.1I went back and tried clearing dalvik cache, then applying the update but same error “Status 0″

adam

I got an “installation aborted” from cm on my DX. I had dowloaded the gingerbreadkb.zip file before the update. Ill try it again

adam

Tried again with the “fixed” zip. Got it to install this time but it kept force closing. Had to revert to the back-up

DROIDMANX

****MINATURE KEYBOARD FIX****FOR ANYONE GETTING A MINATURE KEYBOARD, DOWNLOAD LCD DENSITY FROM THE MARKET AND CHANGE SETTINGS TO 300[APPLY RESTART] THEN SELECT 260[APPLY RESTART] AND FINALLY SELECT 240[APPLY RESTART] THEN OPEN UP ANY APP THAT USES KEYBOARD AND MINI KEYBOARD WILL BE NORMAL SIZE.

adthom1

Sweet… works great

Boxytheboxed

Not working for me. Damn you buggy apps!!!!

http://twitter.com/peterocc Peter Toledo

Cant flash the .zip. Says Im missing the LatinIME apk.

NexusOne running MIUI RodriguezStyle MOD 1.8

ragman

when you tap a word to replace with a suggested word, it adds it to the text field instead of replacing it.thats on my desire. is that the same problem with everyone else??

Jimmalachi

i have the same problem, but on my droid1. can't find a fix yet.

Jimmalachi

I have the same problem, but on my droid1

Winteum

can't install on milestone with openrecovery

RT

Original Droid – not getting past M screen, I took a backup but i have the new FRG83 build (officially). when I go into recovery to restore, i just get the yellow !. WTF?

http://google.com/profiles/mwcarroll Matt Carroll

I'm trying to install this on a rooted HTC Droid Eris, running KaosFroyo v38, to no avail… Can someone please explain how to do this?

http://gtfoblog.blogspot.com the fuj.

Do people still use smiley faces? Why is that button taking up some much god damn real estate on my screen???

Mrdat

The updated version bricked my DINC. Original file seemed to work somewhat but after flashing the updated one, phone got stuck on HTC screen. Fortunately I was able to recover using Titanium.

rockymtnhigh

Cool, but I'll skip with swype. Not worth creating problems on my DX for something I probably won't use.

http://twitter.com/crackerjack06 Rocco Yallum

Thanks Adam, I was gonna let everyone know that Pete also released a working one on his twitter around 11:30pm (Eastern) last night.

M1ghtysauc3

Tiny screen is annoying as piss. Thank God for backups.

sam

hmm.. doesnt seem to be working on evil's NXSense HD rom :s probably because there wasnt't the default android keyboard originally?

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